Table Of Contents - Pepperl+Fuchs WCS Series Manual

WCS position encoding system
1 Introduction................................................................................. 5
2 Declaration of conformity .......................................................... 6
2.1 CE conformity....................................................................................... 6
3 Safety ........................................................................................... 7
3.1 Symbols relevant to safety.................................................................. 7
3.2 General safety instructions ................................................................. 7
4 Product Description ................................................................... 8
4.1 Functional Description ........................................................................ 8
4.2 Application areas ............................................................................... 10
5 Readers ..................................................................................... 13
5.1 Mounting ............................................................................................. 16
5.2 Plastic Lenses .................................................................................... 18
6 Code Rail ................................................................................... 20
6.1 Grounding the Code Rail................................................................... 21
6.2 Clamping Fixture for the Stainless Steel Code Rail ........................ 21
6.3 Identification....................................................................................... 22
7 Mounting the Code Rail............................................................ 24
7.1 Mounting the Code Rail with Mounting Brackets............................ 26
7.1.1 Mounting the Code Rail on a Straight Route .................................... 29
7.1.2 Mounting the Code Rail on Curves .................................................. 30
7.2 Mounting WCS2 Code Rail with the Aluminum Profile System ..... 31
7.3 Rail Holders ........................................................................................ 35
7.3.1 Adapter Plates for Profile Rails......................................................... 36
7.3.2 Mounting the Code Rail ................................................................... 39
7.3.3 Fixed Points ..................................................................................... 41
7.3.4 The Guide Trolley............................................................................. 42
7.3.5 Grounding the Aluminum Profile System.......................................... 44
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